Casket-shipping strap.



, S PATBNTBD JULY 2, 1907.

E. R. TAYLOR. v GASKET SHIPPING STRAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1906.

In ventor PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD R. TAYLOR, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

CASKET-SHIPPING STRAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed May 18,1906. Serial No- 817.517.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD R. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing in Trenton, county of Mercer, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Casket Shipping Straps,of which the following is a specification.

The object I have in View is the production of a device for liftingcaskets in and out of shipping cases or boxes, which will be simple andcheap to manufacture, which can be applied to caskets of differentsizes, and by means of which caskets can be handled with greaterfacility than has heretofore been possible.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a casket andshipping box showing one embodiment of my invention in use,

and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the shipping straps inaccordance with my invention.

In both of the same views, like parts are designated by the samereference characters.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the casket and 2 the shippingbox.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a strap 11, which surrounds thecasket. The strap is formed of a section 3, of non-elastic webbing, orsome other suitable material, and a section 7 of elastic material. Nearthe extremities of the non-elastic webbing are attached handles 4-4.Near one extremity and beyond one of the handles is attachedone member 5of a clasp or clip 9. To the other extremity of 'the non-elastic webbingis attached a portion of elastic webbing 7, which constitutes theremainder of the strap 11. To the extremity of this elastic webbing isattached the other member 6 of the clasp 9. As shown in the drawings,the member 5 is a hook member, and the member 6 an eye member, but it isobvious that the two members may be reversed in their position, and anyother form of clasp may be used, if desired. An extension 8 of the nonelastic webbing lies under the clasp member 5, so that the clasp willnot injure the polished surface of the casket, nor scratch the same. Theelastic and non-elastic webbings are shown as permanently connectedtogether by means of an eye 10.

In use, the non-elastic webbing is adapted to be placed around the sidesand bottom of the casket, and

the elastic webbing stretched across the top, the two members of theclasp being connected together so that the entire strap 11 willencompass the casket. When in position, the handles 44- should rest uponthe edges of the casket in such a position that they may be readilygrasped, and the casket raised or lowered. The webbing 7 permits thestrap to snugly engage with the walls, the top and bottom of the casket,and yet permits the hooked clasp to be fastened or unfastened. Theelastic portion of the strap also permits the application of the deviceto caskets of different sizes, without requiring adjustment. Whenlifting or lowering the casket it is supported by means of thenon-elastic webbing, no strain being upon the elastic portion.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principlesof operation of my invention, together with the apparatus which I nowconsider to be the best embodiment thereof; but I desire it understoodthat the apparatus shown is only illustrative, and that the inventionmay be carried out by other means which come within the limits of theclaims.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A casket shipping strap having a non-elastic portion with liftinghandles adjacent to the extremities thereof, and an elastic portionconnecting the extremities of the non-elastic portion, and a clasp forsecuring the ends together to hold the strap upon the casket.

2. In a casket shipping strap, the combination with a non-elasticportion, handles adjacent to the extremities thereof, and a clasp memberbeyond one of said handles; ':in elastic portion secured to the otherextremity of the strap, and carrying the other clasp member, a portionof the non-elastic strap extending under the clasp so as to prevent theclasp from coming into contact with the casket.

3. In a casket shipping strap, the combination with a non-elasticportion, handles adjacent to the extremities thereof, and a hook memberof a clasp beyond one of the said handles, an elastic portion secured tothe other extremity of the strap, and carrying an eye member forming'the other element of the clasp member, a portion of the non-elasticstrap extending under the hook-member so as to prevent the clasp comingin contact with the casket.

This specification signed and witnessed this 15th day of May, 1906.

EDWARD R. TAYLOR.

Witnesses E. S. PARKINsoN, EDWARD W. Law.

